Post by TheWallsScreamedPoetry on Dec 26, 2004 10:23:14 GMT
Robby Krieger
Another album of instrumentals which again starts OK but becomes tedious as the album progresses.
It does not help there being two Doors size tracks which add to the tedium.
I would really love to be fond of RK's albums in the way I revere Ray's stuff but sadly cannot.
I love guitar music but this is a guitar solo that goes on too long and ends up defeating its own purpose.
Bag Lady (Preston) - 9:00
Reggae Funk (Krieger) - 4:19
Bass Line Street (Krieger) - 3:51
Costa Brava (Krieger) - 3:24
Noisuf Barrow (Krieger) - 14:44
Robby Krieger – guitar
Arthur Barrow – bass
Bruce Gary – drums
Don Preston – keyboards
The 1985 album Robby Krieger, was much more exploratory. All are originals featuring the Krieger/Preston/Barrow/Gary lineup, and for this album they are really a band playing jazz-rock fusion. "Noisuf," which stretches out to almost 15 minutes, is the most loosely structured, leaving room for everything from a drum solo to a quote from "My Sharona," but all the tracks are structures for the band to improvise within. Having been prepared by the more familiar tunes on Versions, the listener may be ready to follow Krieger and company into the universe on Robby Krieger. But it will help to be more of a fusion fan than a Doors fan for most of the album.
William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Another album of instrumentals which again starts OK but becomes tedious as the album progresses.
It does not help there being two Doors size tracks which add to the tedium.
I would really love to be fond of RK's albums in the way I revere Ray's stuff but sadly cannot.
I love guitar music but this is a guitar solo that goes on too long and ends up defeating its own purpose.
Bag Lady (Preston) - 9:00
Reggae Funk (Krieger) - 4:19
Bass Line Street (Krieger) - 3:51
Costa Brava (Krieger) - 3:24
Noisuf Barrow (Krieger) - 14:44
Robby Krieger – guitar
Arthur Barrow – bass
Bruce Gary – drums
Don Preston – keyboards
The 1985 album Robby Krieger, was much more exploratory. All are originals featuring the Krieger/Preston/Barrow/Gary lineup, and for this album they are really a band playing jazz-rock fusion. "Noisuf," which stretches out to almost 15 minutes, is the most loosely structured, leaving room for everything from a drum solo to a quote from "My Sharona," but all the tracks are structures for the band to improvise within. Having been prepared by the more familiar tunes on Versions, the listener may be ready to follow Krieger and company into the universe on Robby Krieger. But it will help to be more of a fusion fan than a Doors fan for most of the album.
William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
good stuff ;D I have just started reading a book on Eric Burdon I got for Christmas and Robby is mentioned quite a bit! I know they toured together! did they ever record anything together? 
